Influence of employees’ beliefs and values on shaping green work culture for boosting firm’s environmental performance

Samina Qasim, Waqar Ahmed and Reema Frooghi

International Journal of Ethics and Systems, 2023, vol. 40, issue 2, 320-339

Abstract: Purpose - Environmental performance (EnPerf) needs to be critically studied so organizations can understand enhancing it. The purpose of this study is mainly to examine and explain the influence of beliefs and values of the human resources regarding religiosity (REL) and workplace spirituality (WS) on shaping an environmentally friendly work culture comprising environmental ethics (EE) and environmental passion (EP), to enhance EnPerf. Design/methodology/approach - A survey methodology was used, and 316 responses were collected from the employees working in industries on the top list of polluting the environment using purposive sampling. Structural equation modeling was deployed to test the hypotheses. Findings - This research is conducted to identify specific relationships of variables with the environment. It was discovered that WS affected EP and EE, positively affecting EnPerf. Research limitations/implications - This study guides organizations and their management to adopt WS, EE and EP, as these all increase EnPerf in the organization. Originality/value - Not much work has been conducted on the environmental culture based on REL and WS, using the ability-motivation-opportunity theory. This research analyzes employees’ intrinsic factors, such as REL and WS, to develop EP and EE. Thus helping to comprehend how they can use to enhance EnPerf, which is the current priority for the organizations.

Keywords: Religiosity; Environmental performance; Workplace spirituality; Environmental ethics; Environmental passion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1108/IJOES-06-2022-0120

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